The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1887-06-09
SOUTHERN GLEANiN0S.

County, Tenn, died at his EDms near
Franklin few days ago. He is connected
with many of the interesting historical
events of Tennessee. He was at the time
ofhis death eighty one years of age.
Mr.. Alexander Of Athens, Ga, aged
eighty-two years, had his first tooth
pulled the other day.
The Tennessee supreme Court, which
has been in session in jackson about
seven weeks, has disposed Of over nine
hundred cases. The court will adjourn
! in few days, after having dispose of
, the whole West Tennessee docket. This
! will be the first time this docket has been
cleared since the war. Tennessee is
Justly proud of her present Supreme
bench. The judges are young, vigorous
and brainy.
Before United States Commissioner
| Grail at Louisville, KY, a few days ago,
| Daniel ORilev, who was postmaster OF
Ltchfeld. KY, and who il Inspector
; General of the Grand Army of the Repub-
| liz, had preliminary trial, charged with
| making false returns to the PJst-Offi &C
! Department while postmaster in ordcf to
increase his pay 1t was shown that
while O'Rilev was postmaster his reports
/ showed Il cancellation during some quar-
| ters as high as 1910, while the highest
| cancellation reported bv his success sor
/ was only 1898 After hearing evidence
O'Riley was held to answer in 500 bond,
, which he gave. The amount Which O'Hiley
! IL alleged to have defrauded the Govern
ment of is betwee 81 so and $500.
! Two hundred panes Of glasses were
broken during a recent hail-storm at Tus-
cum bia, Ala.
A company has been formed in South
| toll let
are interested, 10 obtain control of all
| phos phate beds in the State.
Charlie Edwards, colorel, has been ar.
rested at Taccoa, Ga, as the assassin of
Will lam Echols The coroner's jury de
cided that he was the murderer.
! A Cuban resident of Key West, Fla,
recently imported from Cuba four cows,
which are driven up to his door and
milked every morning, thus insuring to
the owner pure, fresh milk.
! Wheat in Union County, Ky, was so
beaten down by recent hail storm that
the farmers are poughing it up and will
| plant corn.
The dead body Of William Echols, terri
bly, mutilated was found on the publ ic
road near Rabun Gap, Ga, a few days
ago A negro named Charles Edwards,
has been arrested for the crime.
Esquire Rlfus Lorances, residing ne al
| Woodbury., Cannon County, Tenn, was
struck by lightning a few days ago, and
killed Nathan Petty and Mr.. LOrances'
son were severely shocked at the same
| time.
A cyclone passed through Western
! Georgia few nights ago f'om south TO
north. In Fayette, Cowela, Campbell,
Carroll and other counties much damage
a hl1se 81
houses We're swept away. No loss o. hu-
| man life has been reported.
Notwithstanding the murder of two
Mormon elders in Lewis County, Tenn,
two years ago by enraged citizens, and
the passage of law by the Legislature
making it a felony for any one to preach
the doctrine of polygamy in the State,
| Mormon elders are again at work
Some dresses worn at q recent ball in
Chattanooga, Tenn, were thus described
by local paper: Miss Davis wore a
beautiful dress of black satin. decaldtte,
gold broidered tounces, and morchal
| neal roses. Mrs. l.. s. COlyar looked love
| ly in a handsome costume of sOphire blue
| velvet, entwaine, trimmed with indescent
p)ssomentries."
VIM. Steele, cOlored, was hanged pri-
vately in the jail-yard at Jackson, Miss, a
| few days since for the murder of Nelson
Potter colored, in that city, on August
20 last The object of the murder was
robbery, the two men being total strang-
| ers Steele was convicted on his own con-
| fession.
VIM. Winters a Davidson County Tenn. }
farmer, was bitten on the hand few days
ago by a copperhead snake. His friends
induced him to drink largely and at once
summoned physician, but all efforts to
save his life were in vain. He suffered in
tensely for a few hours until he became
uncon scious, and his body swelled to shok-
ngly large proportions, and his death soon
ensued. The serpent was killed.
There was a happy reunion in Jacks on,
Tenn, few davs ago between the former
students of the Union University, at MUIR
| freesboro, the West Tennessee Col 'ege
and the Southwestern Baptist University,
| of jackson. Schoolmates who had not
seen each other for thirty or forty years
met and renewed their past acq uaintance
| and friendship.
Two freight trains colliied a few day i
ago four miles south OF Calera, Ala, on
the Louisville 4 Nashville railroad. f y
! gineer Howard Rowe and Fireman Bur
ton. cOlored, were killed outright, as was
WIS fatally injured. Both trains were
bad wrecked. The accident is attributed
to faulty time-pece of one OF the con
| ductors.
Airmount, Miss. was visited f-w days
ago by terr BILE hail-storm, lasting an
hour The crops in that vicinity, VIII icl
were unusually promising, were com
| pleteiy DESTROYED. The roofs of houses
were battered in by the b IL stones, which
were larger than hens eggs. Many farm
ers are completely ruinet.
The prohibition campa gu was opened
at Chattanooga, Tenn, Il few nights age
by Rev. Sam Jones. Several Thousand
people swarmed into the courthouse yarC
TO hear the Georgia evangelist in hi!
| caustic TRADE against whisky. The cam
paign is now thoroughly opened and thu
fight is on. 1t will be one OF the bittefes
and most holly contested battles ever
| fought in the STATE.
Deputy Uni.ed States Marshals Spur
rier and Young returned from an expedi
tion through jackson County, Tenn, II
search of Illicit distlleGie5 and moon
sinners. They arrested John Tayl or
William Healey, George Hawkins, Johl
Burrus, William b l.ington, James LOFTS
Chas. Allen and Harris Lofts for violat
ing revenue laws. All gave bonds an(
were released. Harris LOFTS is als'
charged with attempting to kill Dsput.
Collector Hughes last fall Officers have
been on his track for months.
'Rah for the Louisville Legion.
The cotton-mills of South Carolina re
port an average profit for the last year
but the Greenviile Nees says wide